Producers rate their happiness above average.
At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, producers rate their career happiness 3.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 25% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy producers are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:
Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers
| Career | Satisfaction | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Set designer | 3.8 | $28k |
| News anchor | 3.7 | $67k |
| Executive producer | 3.6 | $60k |
| Camera operator | 3.6 | $53k |
| Producer | 3.6 | $75k |
| Talent director | 3.6 | $74k |
| Film and video editor | 3.6 | $53k |
| Talent agent | 3.4 | $74k |
| Motion picture projectionist | 3.3 | $25k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are producers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do producers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as producers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are producer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are producers making the best use of their abilities?
Are producers happy with their salary?
Producers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.9/5. Producers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked producers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.9 out of 5 stars
1211 producers
14% of producers rated their compensation 5 stars
22% of producers rated their compensation 4 stars
24% of producers rated their compensation 3 stars
22% of producers rated their compensation 2 stars
18% of producers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do producers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, producers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.3/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked producers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
1231 producers
22% of producers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
27% of producers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
23% of producers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
17% of producers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
12% of producers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as producers?
Producers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.0/5. The majority of producers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked producers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.0 out of 5 stars
1338 producers
39% of producers rated their career fit 5 stars
35% of producers rated their career fit 4 stars
17% of producers rated their career fit 3 stars
6% of producers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of producers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a producer’s work environment?
As a whole, producers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.8/5. A solid majority of producers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a producer.
We asked producers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.8 out of 5 stars
1331 producers
30% of producers rated their work environment 5 stars
35% of producers rated their work environment 4 stars
20% of producers rated their work environment 3 stars
10% of producers rated their work environment 2 stars
5% of producers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are producers making the best use of their abilities?
Former producers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.6/5. Most producers surveyed find that they manage to use their abilities to their fullest as a producer, which helps contribute to higher career satisfaction in the long term.
We asked producers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.6 out of 5 stars
1340 producers
26% of producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
32% of producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
24% of producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
12% of producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
6% of producers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars